Senatorial candidate Ben Tulfo is eyeing for the establishment of a Department of Disaster and Emergency, which would oversee the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).Senatorial candidate Ben Tulfo (MB file photo)Currently, the NDRRMC operates under the Office of Civil...
Marciano Octavio Garcia Da Silva, resident ambassador-designate of East Timor to the Philippines, appeals to officials of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) to help his country in enhancing their disaster risk reduction and management capabilities during a meeting at the The Democratic Republic...
Graft charges have been filed before the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) against Bulacan Gov. Daniel R. Fernando, Vice-Gov. Alex Castro, other provincial officials and private individuals for alleged irregularities in the contract for the Bulacan Flood Control and River Restoration Project. The...
Super typhoon "Goring" unleashed powerful rains and strong winds as it headed toward outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), sending hundreds of individuals to evacuation centers due to the threat of flooding and landslides.Super typhoon Goring (Courtesy of PAGASA)The National...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Monday, July 31, urged the public to consistently uphold a more profound sense of involvement in strengthening the nation's disaster resilience amidst the impacts of climate change on the country's environment and economy.
"We need to fight for...
Civil Service Commission (CSC)Â Chairperson Karlo Nograles commended the unwavering dedication of civil servants engaged in disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) as the country commemorates National Disaster Resilience Month (NDRM) this month.
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The Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils and Offices (LDRRMCOs) of the eastern Metro Manila city governments of Pasig, Mandaluyong, and San Juan were conferred with seals of excellence for their consistent and commendable efforts in disaster mitigation and calamity...
The Social Security System (SSS) on Monday, Aug. 1, announced that it will grant a Calamity Assistance Package to members and pensioners in areas declared under a state of calamity by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.
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As the Philippines observes National Disaster Resilience Month, Senator Christopher "Bong" Go pushed for the establishment of evacuation centers across the country.
Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go
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Go, who is pushing for the...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), on Thursday, April 21, said that it recently established its first seismic station in the province of Iloilo.
(Phivolcs / Manila Bulletin File Photo)
The said station, which is also the 115th seismic station in the country, is...
Two more persons were killed in Davao de Oro as Tropical Storm "Agaton" left a trail of destruction in Mindanao and continued its onslaught in Visayas, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) confirmed Monday, April 11.
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The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Monday, April 11, that it was monitoring a passenger roll on-roll off (ro-ro) vessel that sank due to typhoon "Agaton" off Camotes Island in Cebu as fears of a possible oil spill were raised.
Commodore Armand Balilo, PCG spokesperson, said that strong wind...
